Windows Automatically Lowers Mic Volume – Longstanding Unresolved Issue
Windows Automatically Lowers Mic Volume – Longstanding Unresolved Issue
Hello, the issue I'm facing is that Windows keeps lowering my microphone volume even though I'm speaking at a normal level. I'm not shouting or speaking loudly—sometimes I'm just whispering—and yet Windows still reduces my volume automatically. Because of this, I can’t use my microphone, which I paid hundreds of dollars for, at its full potential. I’ve tried every suggested solution from YouTube, Reddit, and other forums, but nothing has worked. I believe this is caused by a faulty piece of code, and it urgently needs to be fixed. This problem has existed for years—it was present in Windows 10 and unfortunately still persists in Windows 11. We shouldn't have to endure this frustrating issue any longer.
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What mic do you have? Are you going through any intermediate hardware? Ie a Volt device to input XLR mic? Have you disabled “allow applications to take exclusive control of this device”? You will need to go through the “Additional sound settings” option of the windows 11 control panel to access the OG sound settings UI. that will have what you need.
Hi, I tried the solutions you mentioned. My microphone is an XLR HyperX ProCast, and my audio interface is a Focusrite Scarlett Solo.
First off, beautiful hardware! Secondly, based on what you’ve said you’ve already tried, you’ve probably run through most of what I’d recommend to troubleshoot this. I don’t experience this issue with my Volt 176 but doing some searching I found a thread that it could be Chrome related? Worth a shot
On Chrome URL
type "chrome://flags/"
Goto > "Allow WebRTC to adjust the input volume" = DISABLE (set to disable)
Fuck me, this is what's dicking with my mic volume on Linux. Bless you internet stranger.
Thank you, this is the first time I've heard of this solution — I'm trying it now. After testing it for a while, maybe it will really work. The browser I’m using is Brave, and it's also Chromium-based.
I’m also on brave and had to wade through this same issue. Happy to help! Enjoy the mic and awesome setup!